The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-26

meeting was held and Miss Shaffer, q
Gslesburg student, was selected to preach
! for the church every other Sunday until
next June. The first sermon was given
last Sabbath evening and large attend
ance greeted her, many no doubt drawn
there by curiosity to hear a woman
preach, and went away we'll satisfied with
what she had said. She handled some Of
the wrongs of society without gloves.
Last Saturday evening the ladies gave
at Washington Hall Japanese We'd
ding" under Miss Skaters direction
which Melted about 1926.
Loami-" Notes by the Way."-Dr. r.
@. Bayly, of Springfield, who we believe
has been licensed as lay preacher for
one year by the Illinois Convention, re-
Gently made visit to this place and writes
US Interestingly of his visitation:
Loami is village sixteen miles south
of Springfield, and Maj. John P. Davis, a
Universalist, one of the old settlers, in
formed me that Loami was suggested as
a suitable name because it means "God-
forsaken," for Loami was said to be bad
place, years ego.
there and preached Sunday, the 18th, to
large and attentive audience. The peo-
pie seemed to hear with eager gladness
the glorious gospel of Christian Univers-
alism. They are good, kind, generous
people, only needing good, faithful
minister. Here I met Mrs. Deborah
Berger, whose maiden name was Phelps,
born and raised at Hebron, N. f., and at
this writing she is near ninety four years
old. This venerable Universalist mother
was neighbor to John Adams when he
was President of the United States.
Mrs. Bsrger is the oldest representative
of the Universalist faith in Sangamon
/ county, where, with her first husband,
Mr.. Colborn, she settled in 1874 She
has number of sons and daughters, all
| of whom are Universalists living here,
and some of the in other States of the
Union, ornaments of the Christian char
acter.
L accepted and enjoyed the hospitality
of Maj. John P. Davis, the noble and kind
veteran old soldier of the Mexican wal, and
of the Union in the late civil war, COM
mander in Sherman's army in the march
to the sea. Mrs. Davis is daughter of
Mrs. Bsrger, who can occasionally attend
church, and visit her neighbors and chill
dren, speaking and seeing quite well and
possessing good strong mind, realizing
constantly the sentiment of Moses to the
Israelites upon the banks of the Jordan:
I" He is thy life and the strength of thy
days" More anon.
MICHIGAN-Gr Grand Rapids. From
the. Church Helper, monthly leaaet pub
lished by the parish, we learn the follow
ing items Preparations for the Ladies'
Fair, to be held about the middle of De-
cember, are going on and promise to be
quite successful. The pastor, Rev. DR..
Fluhrer, is contemplating course of
Sunday evening lectures, to begin in
December. The general topic will be the
Penateucb, with the latest interpreted
ton which modern scholarship affords
to such subjects as Creation, Paradise,
the Flood, the Dispersion, etc. These
lectures may be succeeded by others of
biographical character.-"The Aurora
Club" is an organic alton composed most
ly of Young people, meeting on alternate
| Thursday evenings at the homes of men,
bers. Its object is social and literary i'm.
provement of its members, and it begins
a new year under very hattering auspices.
1t has twenty two names on the roll, and
the officers are: g. Albert Townsend,
president; and Charles r Gray, secretary.
We can only wish that the Aurora, true
to it's name, may always be as fresh and
full of inspiration as the morning light.
| INDIANA.-Revival Meeting at Oak
land.-Rev. 1. B. CRANKY has just closed
one of the most successful revival meet
ings ever held in the State, at Oakland,
Marion Go. He began on Oct. % and
closed Nov. 6. Daring the time fifty
two excellent members were received into
the church, and the deepest devotional
feeling pervaded the community.
A New Church at Pleasant Grove
Br. "a. N. Brown communicates good
news in regard to Pleasant Grove. He
writes: cat my regular appointment for
Pleasant Grove in October, l drew up
subscription for the purpose OF raising
money for a new church. have been
preaching at this place little over four
years. Two years ago this month, with
Br. Johns assistance, we organized
church of sixteen members. Since then
six more have been received into men,
bership, and others are getting ready to
join.
"At the October meeting we succeeded
in raising about $400. The paper was
left with them that the good work might
go on. felt much encouraged, thinking
that during the winter we could get
enough pledged to enable us to begin the